BILL NUMBER: ACR 47	CHAPTERED  05/26/99

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   39
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   MAY 26, 1999
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   MAY 24, 1999
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 29, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Machado

                        APRIL 19, 1999

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 47--Relative to State Parks
Month.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 47, Machado.  State Parks Month.
   This measure would proclaim May 1999, as State Parks Month.




   WHEREAS, California is home to 265 state parks that showcase
California's rich ecological and cultural diversity; and
   WHEREAS, State parks are state and national treasures that are in
place, in part, to help preserve the environment; and
   WHEREAS, State parks provide many recreational opportunities,
including opportunities for swimming, surfing, windsurfing, sailing,
fishing, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing,
off-highway vehicle recreation, and hiking; and
   WHEREAS, State parks offer thousands of educational and
recreational programs led by staff and volunteers, including nature
walks, campfire talks, museums, cultural programs, living history
events, and special programs for children; and
   WHEREAS, State Parks Month, which is celebrated in the month of
May, promotes awareness of the natural environment, and increases use
of state parks; and
   WHEREAS, This year's theme, "Visit State Parks in 3-D:  Discovery,
Diversity, Destiny," celebrates the contributions of local parks and
commemorates California's Sesquicentennial celebration; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That May 1999, is proclaimed as State Parks
Month, and that the Legislature encourages all Californians to
participate in activities held throughout the month of May to
commemorate this observance.
